What kind of roads would you…

What kind of roads would you want your grandkids to bike on?

I grew up in small town Ontario where biking as a child was fun. Adults seldom ride but for the odd hardcore health buff.

Moving to downtown Toronto 30 years ago I discovered over time that cycling is one kind the few reliable ways to get to work. Transit is slow and less reliable, although great to have when it’s raining - looking forward to more of it. As a careful cyclist I’ve still had many close calls - we live in a busy and distracted City.

I truly learned the value of bike lanes when my son started biking to high school to cut his transit commute time by more than half. Bloor near High Park was a key part of his path, and as a parent I was relieved to know he had a relatively safe path to and from school.

City life, where a 7km transit commute takes an hour on average, can be much ameliorated by the ability to safely cycle to work, giving my family more time together and not having to add yet another car to our roads and congested parking.